EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ Berry Global Group Inc. (BERY) on Friday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $130 million.

On a per-share basis, the Evansville, Indiana-based company said it had profit of 96 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.12 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 93 cents per share.

The packaging company posted revenue of $3.14 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.92 billion.

Berry Global shares have declined roughly 7% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 23% in the last 12 months.

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